Application Requirements

The Educational Leadership Department accepts applications throughout the entire year and will review complete applications for our Licensure, Master's and Doctoral programs on a monthly basis during the academic year.

Please ensure your completed application is submitted no later than 2 months before the semester or term you wish to start. The Admissions Committee will be meeting on the approximate dates for the next year:

Please submit your application at least one semester before you wish to begin taking classes. The EDLD Admissions Committee uses a holistic review of the application in determining acceptance to our programs.

All letters of recommendation should be enclosed in individual envelopes with your recommended's signature along the envelope's seal.

The University of Montana's testing code is: 4489.

Please note: When choosing a degree on the Graduate School website, licensure students will choose either the Graduate Certificate in Principal Leadership or the Graduate Certificate in Superintendent Leadership, not Educational Leadership.

If you have taken courses from professors in the Phyllis J. Washington College of Education and Human Sciences, you can request that they complete an internal student evaluation in place of a letter of recommendation. To request an internal student evaluation, contact the office at edld@mso.umt.edu or 406.243.5586.

If you have taken courses from professors in the Phyllis J. Washington College of Education and Human Sciences, you can request that they complete an internal student evaluation in place of a letter of recommendation. To request an internal student evaluation, contact the office at edld@mso.umt.edu or 406.243.5586.

Current Professional Resume

Official Transcripts from your completed Bachelor's Degree and Master's Degree

The GRE may be substituted with the Miller's Analogy, LSAT, MCAT, or any other nationally recognized graduate level exam

International students are required to provide official TOEFL scores to the University of Montana

Principal & Superintendent Licensure Certificates

ALL STUDENTS SEEKING LICENSURE OR ENDORSEMENTS MUST SUBMIT AN APPLICATION TO (A) The Graduate School as a Graduate Degree seeking student and (B) the Department of Educational Leadership Licensure/Endorsement Program.

If you have taken courses from professors in the Phyllis J. Washington College of Education and Human Sciences, you can request that they complete an internal student evaluation in place of a letter of recommendation. To request an internal student evaluation, contact the office at edld@mso.umt.edu or 406.243.5586.

International students are required to provide official TOEFL scores to the University of Montana

All applicants accepted into The University of Montana's Department of Educational Leadership Administrative Licensure/Endorsement Program must have received their qualifying graduate coursework from programs of higher education that are accredited through NCATE, TEAC, or institutions that possess the Carnegie Classification Level of RU/VH: Research Universities.

If you have any questions regarding the application process, please contact the Department of Educational Leadership at edld@mso.umt.edu or 406.243.5586.